I knew about the Target North of Devon and Sheridan but not the seven story housing above. So it’s definitely improved in my mind. That area there by Loyola U. is becoming a regular “central business district” now likely rivaling Uptown as the destination between downtown Chicago and downtown Eanston.

Harvey Marx 2: The Remarkening

The O’Hare train isn’t gonna get built (and good riddance), it’s just a signal to Amazon that we’re still capable of ambitious projects. On the other hand, the fact that 2 of the 3 proposed terminals are west of the River (and the third was the originally planned one at Block 37) makes me think Amazon is looking at my preferred site, the Post Office and environs.

Its a good idea, though probably a bit difficult to build at this point in time. Is it possible to tunnel under Lawrence without digging up the street?

planetshwoop

What’s the Manhattan 2nd line running at? Like $1b/mile or something? So technically yes, but practically no.

A connection on Irving Park always made more sense to me because of the high costs of crossing 2 highways on Lawrence, vs 0 at Irving Park. Connection at Jeff Park would be a lot of work, and the Metra tie-up (if desired) is still there at Irving.

BlueFairlane

It probably makes some difference that the Second Avenue line is tunneling through a bunch of granite, while Lawrence sits over a pile of glacial till. Which probably means that if tunneling were possible, it’d be cheaper, but probably isn’t really possible.